Grain Commission unveils plan to drop service fees

The Canadian Grain Commission has released a draft proposal that would reduce the agency’s service fees effective August 1 – a fiscal change that comes following complaints about the fees from farm country.

In a Canada Gazette posting released Saturday, the Commission said its plan would cut fees by nearly $10 million (15 per cent) in 2017-2018. Further savings of $15.14 million are expected annually for the following four years.

“Grain handling companies, the direct users of CGC official inspection and official weighing services, would pay reduced fees which would increase available operating cash flow and potentially overall market competitiveness, ” the Canada